Anglo-Saxon, SilverSceat series F, Helmeted Bust right, Reverse small cross on steps with an arrangement of Annulets, letter T's and letter I's S.781 About VF
CrownCharles ITower Mint under the King, Group II, second horseman, smaller horse, type 2b1, plume on head only, Reverse: No Cross fourchee, Plume between CR above shield, S.2756 mintmark Rose over Plume, About Fine
Elizabeth I a small group (8) Threepences (3) 1573 mintmark Acorn, 1574 mintmark Worn, 1582 mintmark Sword, Halfgroats (2) mintmark Escallop and mintmark 2 (1602), Pennies (2) mintmarks Castle, the other with mintmark not visible, Threefarthings 1575 mintmark Eglantine, VG to Fine
GB and Italy Hammered a small group (5) GB (3) Edward I or II these NVG/F and VG/F, FarthingCharles IRichmond counterfeit, About Fine, Italy (2) Denier - Genoa, undated (1139-1339), Obverse CVNRAD, Reverse .IA.NV.A. Gateway, 0.84 grammes VF, Venice denaro undated, Winged Lion of St. Mark reverse, Fine or near so on an irregular flan with some of the legend unclear
GroatEdward IV Light Coinage, Bristol Mint, B on breast, no marks at neck S.2006 Fine on an irregularly shaped flan, Penny Edward I with error in reverse legend LON TAS LON CIVI Class 3f VF and unusual
GroatHenry VIII First Issue, Portrait of Henry VII in profile, S.2316 mintmark Pheon, Good Fine with a few small scratches on the obverse, the legends bold and clear, overall a pleasing piece
GroatHenry VIII Posthumous Issue, Durham House mint, Bust 6, S.2405, mintmark Bow, portrait and shield Fine, the legends with some weakness, our archive database indicates that we have not previously offered this type
GroatHenry VIII Posthumous issue, S.2403 Bust 3, Tower Mint, mintmark Lis, Reverse with POSVI legend, and pellet in annulet in fork ends, VF with a nicely defined portrait, and with touches of golden tone, struck on a slightly irregular flan, scarce thus
GroatHenry VIII Posthumous Issue, Tower Mint, S.2403, mintmark -/Grapple, two edge cracks at 8 and 9 o'clock, otherwise Good Fine or better, the portrait and shield with good detail
Groat Henry VIII Second Coinage, Laker Bust D, S over higher S in POSVI, S.2337E, mintmark Rose About VF/VF with a thin scratch on the obverse, Halfgroat Henry VIII Canterbury Mint, Archbishop Warham with WA beside shield S.2343 mintmark 'uncertain mark' NVF
GroatHenry VIII Second Coinage, Laker Bust D, S.2337E, mintmark Pheon NEF with grey and gold toning, the obverse with a slight double striking and small edge crack at 8 o'clock, an excellent portrait and a most pleasing example of the type
Half PoundCharles I 1642 Shrewsbury Mint, arms below horse, no cannon in arms, no plume in obverse field, S.2924, SCBI Brooker 804, same dies, North 2368, mintmark Plume, Ex-Dr. John Hulett collection, Ex-DNW Auction 12/12/2017 Lot 808, Ex-Seaby 1980, Good Fine the reverse slightly better, a small edge crack at 9 o'clock barely detracts
Half RyalEdward IV Light coinage (1464-1470) S.1959 mintmark Rose, weight 3.81 grammes VF with good detail in the main body of the design legends weak in places and struck a little off centre
HalfcrownCharles I Group 2, second horseman, type 2a, Smaller horse, cross on housing, Reverse: Oval shield with CR above, S.2769 mintmark Plume, Good Fine with a weaker area between HIB ad REX, nevertheless a very pleasing example with much eye appeal
Halfcrowns Charles I (4) Group IV, Fourth horseman, type 4, S.2779 mintmark Triangle in Circle, NVF nicely toned with some flan stress, Group IV, Fourth horseman, type 4, S.2779 mintmark Triangle in Circle pleasing Fine, nicely toned, Group III, Third horseman, type 3a1, King wears cloak flying from shoulder S.2775 mintmark Star, Good Fine, Group III, type 3a3, S.2778 mintmark Sun Fine or better with weakly struck areas
HalfgroatHenry V Type C. Tall neck with broken annulet to the left of the crown, Mullet in centre of breast, London MintS.1773 Fine, the obverse slightly weak in parts
HalfgroatHenry VII - Archbishop Savage, Facing bust, York Mint, keys at neck, no tressure, S.2214 mintmark Martlet NVF with old grey tone, struck slightly off-centre
HalfgroatPhilip and MaryS.2509 Fine creased with some scratches on the obverse, with an edge crack at the top extending to the Queen's crown, nevertheless a very rare type, indeed our archive database stretching back to 2003 indicates that this is the first example we have offered, so probably scarcer than catalogue values would suggest
Hammered a small and interesting group (8) HalfcrownCharles I Group III type 3a3 S.2778 mintmark Sun Good Fine, Shillings (4) Edward VI Second Period 1550 MDL Southwark Mint, mintmark Y VG, Elizabeth I Sixth Issue S.2577 mintmark Woolpack/Woolpack over Tun VG/Near Fine, James I First Coinage, Second Bust, bears appears to merge with collar S.2646 mintmark Thistle, VG/Fine, Commonwealth Fair, struck off-centre with the date off the flan, Sixpences Elizabeth I (2) 1566 S.2562 mintmark Portcullis NVG with a flan split, 1573 S.2562 mintmark Ermine Near Fine, PennyEdward IV with Lis by neck only Good with a large edge chip
Hammered a small group (4) HalfgroatCommonwealth Fine or slightly better with some scratches, PennyHenry VI Leaf-Trefoil issue, Leaf on breast, Durham Mint, rings in centre, Fine on an irregular flan with much of the legend missing, PenniesEdward IV (2) the first VG with some weak areas, along with Second Reign, D in centre VG
Hammered a small group (9) Shillings (7) Elizabeth I mintmark Woolpack, James I mintmark Rose, Charles I (5) Group E, Tower Mint, single arched -crown, mintmark Anchor, Group F, double-arched crown, mintmark Triangle-in-circle (2), Group F, double-arched crown, mintmark Sun (2), Sixpences James I (2) First Coinage, First Bust, 1603 mintmark Thistle, Second Coinage, Third Bust mintmark Lis, in mixed grades NVG to Fine
Hammered a small group Edward I to James I (9) Groats (2) Henry VII and Henry VIII, Threepence (1) Elizabeth I 1582, Halfgroats (4) Henry VIII and James I (2) the other clipped with much of the legend missing, Penny (1) Edward I, Halfpenny (1) Edward I, VG to Fine
PennyHarold I Jewel Cross type, S.1163, North 802, Cambridge Mint, moneyer Eflwig, 0.82 grammes EF with an attractive golden tone, crisply struck on a full round flan and a most attractive example of this scarce type, our archive database shows that is only the third example we have offered in 15 years
PennyJohn, reads HENRIEVS (reversed S) similar to Class 4c with 6 pearls to Crown, London Mint, moneyer Henri S.1349 as North 968/2 GVF with an old scratch on the obverse, a bold example
PennyRichard ILondon Mint, moneyer Willelm, Class 2, 5 pearls to crown, R/EX, 1.40 grammes, S.1346, North 965, the edge uneven between 10 o'clock ands 12 o'clock otherwise strong VF with a full and even strike
PennyRichard IIIYork Mint, T and upright key at neck, Reverse: Quatrefoil in centre, S.2166/2167, 0.69 grammes Near Fine with shortage of flan, the mintmark not visible (Boar's Head or Rose), All Richard III Pennies scarce or rare
Sixpence 1554 Philip and Mary Full Titles S2505 GVF, strong portraits and with a pleasing light golden tone rare much more so than the Shilling in this high grade
SixpenceEdward VI Fine Silver issue S.2483 mintmark Tun NEF with strong portrait and colourful underlying tone in places, some small edge nicks barely detract from the overall excellent eye appeal of the piece, seldom seen in this high grade, Ex-AlfredBoleCollection
SixpenceElizabeth I 1568 8 over 7 Intermediate Bust 4B, S.2562 mintmark Coronet VF a very small weak area on one of the French arms otherwise even and pleasing
SixpenceElizabeth I Sixth issue, 1587 7 over 6 Bust 6B, ELIZAB legend, S.2578A mintmark Crescent, the portrait Fine, the legend and reverse bold VF with an attractive grey tone
SixpenceJames I 1607 Second Coinage, Fourth Bust, S.2658 mintmark Grapes, Fine, the reverse slightly better, on an uneven flan, our archive database indicates that this is the first of this type we have offered in 15 years
Sixpences (2) Elizabeth I 1568 8 over 7 Intermediate Bust 4B, S.2562, mintmark Coronet, a small scuff to the right of the shield otherwise VF or near so, Elizabeth I 1601 Seventh Issue S.2585 mintmark 1, Good Fine and evenly struck, scarce
Sixpences (2) Elizabeth I 1571 Intermediate Bust 4B, S.2562 mintmark Castle, VF an even and pleasing example with much eye appeal, Elizabeth I 1593 Bust 6C, S.2578B mintmark Tun, possibly over Woolpack on the obverse, Good Fine, the reverse slightly better
Sixpences Elizabeth I (2) 1587 Sixth Issue, ELIZAB legend, S.2578A mintmark Crescent VG/NF grey toned with some scratches on the obverse, 1588 Sixth Issue, ELIZAB legend, S.2578A mintmark Crescent, a rare date, VG/NF Ex-AlfredBoleCollectionDNW 29/9/2010 Lot 1480 (part)
Sixpences Elizabeth I (5) 1569 mintmark Coronet Near Fine, 1574 mintmark Eglantine, Fine, 1584 4 over 2 mintmark Sword Near Fine, 1589 mintmark Crescent, REGI for REGINA in legend, 1593 mintmark Tun, Fine
SovereignEdward VI Second Period January 1549 to April 1550 mint mark y (Southwark Mint) weakly struck in the centre of both sides otherwise EF with the legends and portrait very sharp and very seldom offered in any grade
TestoonHenry VIII Third Coinage S.2365 mintmark Pellet in Annulet, portrait VF and very pleasing, the legend weak at 3, 6, and 9 o'clock and correspondingly so on the reverse, nevertheless an excellent portrait coin, 7.78 grammes, struck in good silver
TestoonHenry VIII Third Coinage, Southwark Mint, Reverse CIVITAS LONDON, S.2367 struck off centre, the mintmark off flan, the obverse with an old scuff, with an edge crack at 10 o'clock, the portrait and rose Fine, the legend weak in many places
ThreepenceElizabeth I 1573 Taller Bust S.2566 mintmark Acorn, VF, Halfgroat Elizabeth I Second Issue S.2557 mintmark Cross Crosslet, NVF with a flan crack after ELIZ, and an edge nick after BETH, Penny Elizabeth I Second Issue S.2558 mintmark Cross Crosslet, Good Fine on a slightly mis-shapen flan
Touch Piece admission ticket Charles IIundated in copperPeck *496 28.5mm diameter, Obverse: a three-masted ship in sail to left, with 6-pointed star below, Reverse: St. Michael piercing the dragon, with 6-pointed star below, Fair
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